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Gov. Fletcher sends Adair checks totaling $334,000! Mayor gets $94,000 Safe Routes to Schools grant for City for sidewalks in Columbia near Adair Schools. CJE Ann Melton and Adminsitrative Assistant Lisa Lee pick up two grants for Adair County: $164,580 will widen, blacktop the magical Neat Hollow Road from KY 206 to Little Cake Road. $75,290 will take the turns, widen the roadway, on Ray Scott Hill between Pellyton and Knifley. By Stephanie Daffron, Public Information Officer, District 8 KHD With special additions, notes & edits by ColumbiaMagazine.com Governor Ernie Fletcher's chief of staff, Stan Cave, and Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) officials awarded over $334,000 in funding that will be used to improve bike and walking routes around local Adair County schools and resurface various county routes. Cave spoke about the importance of the Safe Routes to School (SRTS) project. "Today, less than 15 percent of children nationwide walk or bicycle to school. The sharp decline in walking and bicycling has had a negative impact on traffic congestion, air quality and student safety around schools," said Cave. "The Safe Routes program addresses these concerns and provides resources to establish a local Safe Routes program in communities where there is an interest." The funding in Adair County will be used for sidewalk improvements and/or construction on Greensburg Street, Dillon Street and a sidewalk from Country Place Apartments to school properties. Currently, there are no sidewalks on Dillon Street or walkway from the Country Place Apartments and only intermittently along Greensburg Street. Students must walk along the streets to attend school. New sidewalks would help eliminate this problem. "Kentucky's children are our greatest asset, and we must provide them with safe pathways to school," said Sen. Vernie McGaha (R-Russell Springs). "I applaud Governor Fletcher's leadership on this important school safety issue and his commitment to Adair County. We are honored to help keep our children safe." The project will benefit Adair County Elementary, Col. William Casey Elementary, Adair County High School, Adair County Middle School and John Adair Intermediate School. "As an educator, I understand the importance of providing safe routes for our children," said Rep. Russ Mobley (R-Campbellsville). "This is a great project that will benefit all of Adair County." Mayor Pat Bell was on hand to receive the ceremonial check at a program at the Aspire Center in Monticello on Monday, July 23, 2007. County Judge Executive Ann Melton and CJE Administrative Assistant Lisa Lee picked up ceremonial checks totalling over $240,000 to pay for Ray Scott Hill straightening and widening, and for widening and paving Neat Hollow Road from Ella to the Little Cake Road. The SRTS Program was established in August 2005 as part of the most recent federal transportation reauthorization legislation-SAFETEA-LU. This law provides multi-year funding for the surface transportation programs that guide spending of federal gas tax revenue. In addition, the SRTS Program is designed to enable and encourage children, including those with disabilities, to walk and bicycle to school; to make bicycling and walking to school a safer and more appealing transportation alternative; and to facilitate the planning, development, and implementation of projects and activities that will improve safety and reduce traffic, fuel consumption and air pollution in the vicinity of schools. For more information regarding SRTS, please visit http://www.saferouteskentucky.com/. Cave also presented a surprise $240,000 check to resurface Neat Hollow Road and Scott Hill Roads. "Governor Fletcher has been a true champion for local communities across the Commonwealth," said Secretary Nighbert. "This administration has capitalized on every opportunity to cut administrative costs in Frankfort. Those cost-cutting measures have enabled us to capitalize on investments opportunities which will improve the transportation infrastructure in Adair County and across Kentucky." This story was posted on 2007-07-24 15:55:13
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